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July 20, 2015
The 3-Billion-Year-Old Klerksdorp Spheres of Ottosdal
These dark reddish brown, somewhat flattened spheres range in size from less than a centimeter to ten centimeters across, and some of them have three parallel grooves running around the equator. The most striking examples have the uncanny appearance of being something manufactured. But here is the kicker â these metallic objects have been dated to 3 billion years old, a time when the Earth was too young to host intelligent life capable of creating these spheres. | Amusing Planet
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 20, 2015 10:32 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Early meteoric impacts from ferrous meteorites. These things are "globules," I would guess? The scored marks around the middle? That stumps me.
Let's see what actual scientists have to say.
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at July 20, 2015 10:45 AM
Owe. Ha Ha. I decided to read the article. It explains the origins. DOH!
Posted by: DonRodrigo at July 20, 2015 10:47 AM
Natural art.
Posted by: ghostsniper at July 20, 2015 1:22 PM
How old does the marble in Michaelangelo's "David" carbon date back to? NO HUMAN COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CARVED IT!
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 20, 2015 1:38 PM
The Gods Must Have Metal Balls.
Posted by: Rich Fader at July 20, 2015 3:30 PM
They are but chump change to Kragon the Dreadful.
Posted by: chasmatic at July 21, 2015 12:12 AM
Shit from constipated dinosaurs.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at July 21, 2015 6:14 AM